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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 18, 1957
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on April 18, 1957 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Harshman |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 10,814 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Frank Tabacchi 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Bill McKinley |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Milt Graff | Second Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
| Lou Skizas | Right Fielder |
| Bob Cerv | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Jim Landis | Right Fielder |
| Jim Rivera | First Baseman |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Jack Harshman | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 18, 1957
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Harshman
Graff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Harshman
Zernial takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kellner
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Harshman
Skizas hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Harshman
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Kellner
Landis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Graff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Harshman
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Harshman
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Harshman
Graff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harshman vs. Kellner
Kellner fires to first and picks off Phillips. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Kellner
Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kellner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kellner
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Graff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Harshman
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kellner
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Kellner
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Harshman
Skizas hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Harshman
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kellner
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Kellner
Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Kellner covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kellner
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Kellner
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Harshman
Kellner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Harshman
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graff vs. Harshman
Graff bunts towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Harshman
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kellner
Johnny Groth now playing right field. Lou Skizas now playing left field.
Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Kellner
The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Kellner
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Kellner
Doby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Kellner
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Kellner
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doby scores. Landis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northey vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching. Ron Northey pinch hits for Bubba Phillips.
There goes Rivera. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Rivera steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northey vs. Gorman
Northey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harshman vs. Gorman
Harshman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Harshman
Fred Hatfield now playing third base.
Simpson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Harshman
Skizas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Skizas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Harshman
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Gorman
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gorman
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Gorman
Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Gorman
Lollar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Trucks
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Harshman
Billy Hunter pinch hits for Virgil Trucks.
Hunter hits a line drive towards first. Rivera reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Harshman
DeMaestri hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graff vs. Harshman
Graff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Harshman
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Harshman
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Blake
Ed Blake now pitching.
Rivera hits a fly ball towards center. Cerv settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cerv. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Blake
There goes Rivera. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Rivera steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatfield vs. Blake
Hatfield hits a fly ball towards left. Skizas catches it and throws to home to double up Rivera. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Blake
Harshman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Blake
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Harshman
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Harshman
Skizas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Harshman
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/1957 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Graff M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 0 2 0
Lopez H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 1 1 0
Zernial G, lf 2 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 4 2 2 2
Groth J, rf 1 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 1 1 1
Simpson H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 3 1 2 1
Skizas L, rf-lf 4 0 2 0 Landis J, rf 4 0 2 0
Cerv B, cf 4 0 0 0 Rivera J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Smith H, c 3 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Kellner A, p 2 1 1 1 Northey R, ph 1 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Hatfield F, 3b 1 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0 Harshman J, p 4 1 1 1
Hunter B, ph 1 0 0 0
Blake E, p 0 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 2 1 1 1
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28 2 4 2 36 6 12 6
Kansas City 000 001 010 -- 2
Chicago 000 002 31x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kellner A (L) 5.1 8 2 2 1 2
Gorman T 1.0 3 3 3 0 3
Trucks V 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Blake E 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman J (W) 9.0 4 2 2 4 2
E -- Lopez H, Cerv B
DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Chicago 7
2B -- Skizas L
HR -- Kellner A, Minoso M, Lollar S, DeMaestri J, Harshman J
SB -- Rivera J 2
SH -- Graff M
PB -- Smith H
T -- 2:28
A -- 10814
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